Mars Telecommunications Network
| Names |
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|---|---|
| Mission type | Mars orbiter |
| Operator | NASA |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Blue Origin |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | TBA |
| Rocket | New Glenn 7x2 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-36 |
| Contractor | Blue Origin |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Areocentric |
| Periareon altitude | 180 km (110 mi) |
| Apoareon altitude | 4,500 km (2,800 mi) |
| Mars orbiter | |
The Mars Telecommunications Network (MTN), formerly known as the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter (MTO), is a planned Mars orbiter mission intended to provide better communication for Mars landers, rovers and other spacecraft on the surface of the planet. The MTN will additionally carry no less than 20kg of science payload, which could be CubeSats. A budget reconciliation package enacted in July 2025 requires MTN to be ready for launch by 2028.